mapping

jewelry designer djurdjica kesic's line "cities" is inspired by the book "invisible cities" by italo calvino, which revolves around marco polo, recounting his travels and describing the places that he has visited along the way.

natural outcome

beautiful "new classic" autumn/winter 2011 collection from french fashion label, kitsuné.

cyber monday

last year on black friday, ben and i went with my parents to buy a new oven after ours actually sparked, smoked, and died on thanksgiving morning. we got a great deal, but i never want to mix with crowds like that again. luckily, there is cyber monday. jcrew, madewell, emersonmade, la garconne, and a million other fantastic sites are all having sales today. here are a few fall clearance items that i would love to add to my wardrobe. (1) tom scott, polka dot sweater, $575 $287.50; (2) house of harlow 1960, chevron station earrings, $75 $52.50; (3) pins and needles, ribbed knit turban, $29 $19; (4) built by wendy, solid gold collar shirt, $172 $86; (5) sessun, double breasted hood coat, $358 $249; (6) marc jacobs, voyage shoulder bag, $468 $372.20; (7) them atelier, hi-rise jean, $85 $42.50; (8) carven, volcano dress, $765 $309; (9) dream collective, dune brass cuff, $88 $61.60; (10) madewell, wide gold spots cuff, $32 $25.60; (11) 3.1 phillip lim, tweed skirt, $425 $259; (12) madewell, aberdeen oxford, $168 $119.99

catalogued and remembered

london-based painter and mixed-media artist lee maelzer creates pieces based on her fascination with the human need to record events and places.

ghostly figures

photographer lydia anne mccarthy explores the remote forests of northwest sweden, once occupied by scandinavian reindeer herders, through her series "in a north country."